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We are Sustainable Roots, a non-profit organization dedicated to
sustainable development. We work in the community of Cosanga, Ecuador.
Our projects are many and varied, but the shining star of our work is
our English class for students over 12 years of age. This class not
only teaches English but gives our students a place to dream and build
community together. Every year we take our hardest working students
from this class on a trip around the country.
We have the habit of telling our students that anything is
possible. So when we asked where they wanted to go for their 2015 trip
and they responded "GALAPAGOS!", we simply couldn't say no.
We did however make some demands of our students in return for the
trip. We asked for 90% attendance to class and 80% attendance to
community service days. Seven students responded with over 1800 hours
of class time since September 1st and a collective 340 hours of
community service. These kids have earned a trip to Galapagos, and now
we need your help getting there.
An average Ecuadorian family earns $5,760 per year (http://data.worldbank.org/country/ecuador), and a
trip to Galapagos costs around $1500 per person. As you can see most
Ecuadorians will never have the opportunity to visit the Galapagos
Islands.
Marjury, Jhonny, Anthonny, Johanna, Juber, Brandon, and Alison
can't wait for the moment when the airplane takes off and we depart
for this trip. The light shines in their eyes as they chatter
excitedly about the experiences they will have. They have worked all
year to earn it, now all we need is your help to get them there.
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